Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Fort Lauderdale → St Louis via Houston: arrives on time 16%
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20:10 FLL → 21:45 HOUWN 4583 · Southwest · 2h 35m · 30% on time, 1.8% cancelled
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55m layover in Houston (HOU) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:40 HOU → 00:45 STL +1 dayWN 2087 · Southwest · 2h 00m · 76% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 5h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (St Louis is 1 h behind Fort Lauderdale). Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection21%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 79% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time16%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (21%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip5h 30mFLL 20:10 to STL 00:45, layover included
Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.
Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.